title: Successful Bridge to Transplant Using the TandemHeart(R) Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Pediatric Patient.
abstract: A nine-year-old girl ( 23 kg) was successfully bridged to heart transplantation with the TandemHeart(®) centrifugal pump for 10 days. Although this cardiac assist device has been used in adults for short-term mechanical support, its use in the pediatric population has not been widely reported. The TandemHeart(®) was easy to implant, achieved appropriate flows in this pediatric patient, and allowed for extubation and ambulation while awaiting a donor heart.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Hyde M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulat
authors.forename: Neale
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zingle
authors.forename: Carl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Backer
keywords: arrhythmia; circulatory assist devices (LVAD); myocardium; pediatric; perfusion; transplantation (heart); ventricle (left)